Tuesday, 13 October 2015

1 dress, 2 ways...

This post contains a dress that was sent for review

As soon as you reach your twenties, weekends start to get taken up with weddings (and later christenings!) and your fancy clothes end up working overtime to cope. When New Look offered me a dress to style two different ways, I leapt at the chance. We have a few birthdays and a wedding to attend in the next couple of months and it is great to have a dress that can work for several different occasions. This floral Closet dress is absolutely beautiful and despite the strong print, it is surprisingly versatile. I have to admit I hadn't heard of the brand before but I am really impressed with the quality of this dress and I will certainly be keeping an eye out for Closet in my local store. I picked this beautiful silk coat up years ago during one of my charity shop trips at uni and although I have only worn it a couple of times, I could never throw it away as it is just so pretty! I felt like a right princess in this outfit and although it could have looked quite dated, the messy hair and smoky eye made it feel more modern.

I wear these nude shoes to every wedding as they go with absolutely everything and I can manage a whole day and night in them. Always good when you want to be dancing along to cheesy pop in the early hours!

I love that this dress has pockets too, they should be a feature on every dress! I really love the shape of the top, it is plain but still interesting...

The thick black waistband makes for a really flattering silhouette too, especially against that bright skirt. You can see the colours a bit better here too, I was worried that they would be a bit insipid but they are certainly eye-catching!

This look is much more suitable for a family party than a wedding but it felt a lot easier to wear. I inherited this cardigan from Mark's mum (thanks Sue!) and it is one of the hardest working pieces in my wardrobe. I managed to shrink it in the wash a while ago but the shorter length means it hits at the most flattering point on my waist rather than hanging at that weird awkward length above my hips.

12 comments

Nice pick and what a find in the coat. I have a bad habit of sticking my formal wear on eBay after too regular clear outs and suddenly finding I don't have anything to wear to functions. Point in question, I've just had a function landed on me.

You look lovely and those nude shoes are so fab on you. Great to read that they're super comfy too, I really struggle with shoes sometimes and I really must check into Clarks for a comfy heel in future!

Beautiful Maria, the print on the bottom half is lovely and the coat and the shoes compliment it perfectly. You always look so well put together, I need some of your style magic! I love hearing about comfy heels as well, I always struggle to find comfortable ones so I'll have to keep an eye out for these. - Tasha

Oh, don't you look beautiful!!!! I love this whole look, it is wonderful!!! You look so glamorous yet with a beautiful dreamy whimsy to it too!I absolutely LOVE the brand CLoset- I probably own about 10 of their dresses- there's a boutique near me that sells them and I just love them! They're closing down so I've picked up a few bargains for me and for presents for many friends too recently. I'm just sad I won't be able to go there anymore soon!x

This is the perfect dress, I love each outfit but the nude colours look so classy with the dress. What a find that coat was! That's what I love about charity buys, you can find some really unique clothes xx